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A short history of trans people's long fight for equality

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Samy Nour Younes |

TED Residency

• December 2018

Transgender activist and TED Resident Samy Nour Younes shares the remarkable, centuries-old history of the trans community, filled with courageous stories, inspiring triumphs -- and a fight for civil rights that's been raging for a long time. "Imagine how the conversation would shift if we acknowledge just how long trans people have been demanding equality," he says.

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Transgender activist and TED Resident Samy Nour Younes shares the remarkable, centuries-old history of the trans community, filled with courageous stories, inspiring triumphs -- and a fight for civil rights that's been raging for a long time. "Imagine how the conversation would shift if we acknowledge just how long trans people have been demanding equality," he says.

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Visit the National Center for Transgender Equality, which has been increasing understanding of the transgender community since 2003.

Learn more about the Gender & Family Project, which provides resources and community for gender non-conforming children and their families.

About the speaker

Samy Nour Younes

Actor, activist

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Samy Nour Younes is a trans actor and activist who highlights the diversity of the trans experience -- not just in their struggles, but also in their triumphs.

This talk was presented at an official TED conference.

Read our curation guidelines.

Visit the National Center for Transgender Equality, which has been increasing understanding of the transgender community since 2003.

Learn more about the Gender & Family Project, which provides resources and community for gender non-conforming children and their families.

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